FAQ

I have dedicated this page to answer all of the questions which I get asked on a regular basis. Here I can provide far more detail, than I could in a e-mail response.

Q: How old are you?

A: I am 19. You can send me a birthday greeting, or gift here: Contact Page (My Birthday is at the end of June.) For more about me, visit my About Me page.

Q: Do you do video requests?

A: Yes! Although I have a bucket list the length of my arm, I am only too happy to hear your video suggestions. If I like your idea enough, you may just see it in a future video! Your best chance for me to see it, is for you to email me: Contact Page

Q: Which Tools Should I Buy?

A: Sorry, but that is a question only you can answer. Woodworking is such a varied hobby that the tools which you should acquire first varies from person to person. All I can recommend to any prospective woodworker is to decide what projects you intent to build first, and buy the tools needed for those projects. After a short time woodworking you begin to find which tools to feel you need to purchase next. Good places to start, in terms of machinery, are a tablesaw and bandsaw, both these machines are very versatile and you will most likely find yourself using them regularly.

Q: Where do you buy your wood from?

A: I purchase most of the hardwoods I use from a local timber merchant. There are a number of options out there but the easiest way I have found is to go online, find a hardwood dealer/ timber merchant close to yourself and go and visit. Your first time may well be a bit intimidating and perhaps a little confusing but if you have in mind what you want to build usually someone can help. Alternatives include mail ordering lumber online, you certainly could do this but for me postage costs are too high but this method is useful when looking for veneer. I purchase all of my Pine and sheet materials from a hardware/ DIY store. Much of the stock I use for turning is stuff which I have salvaged when trees have been cut down etc.

Q: Can you make me…?

A: Are you the Queen? No, then probably not. As much as it pains me to say, unfortunately I cannot accept commissions. As you may have noticed, in combination with my university studies, producing videos alone is enough of a struggle. Hence, commissions are sadly reserved for family and friends, unless you happen to be Her Majesty the Queen, the President, or incredibly wealthy. I’m very sorry.

Open the download link on what ever model you are interested in and click the “download” button which appears on the page you are directed to.

The file you download will be “compressed” or “zipped”, if your computer does not automatically extract the file you can do this by right clicking and selecting “Extract All”, or by using other Un-zipping software.

Once “Un-Zipped” the file is ready to be opened by double clicking on the Sketchup file.

Q: How do you afford all your tools?

A: There is no doubt that woodworking is a pretty expensive hobby but when you are doing something you love is becomes easier to justify the cost and you manage to make it work however you can. When I started out I bought the cheapest possible tools I could, my jointer in fact was picked up barely used for just £30 on eBay, which still serves me well today! My modest tool collection is something which I have built up over the last 5 years, not all that long really, but it didn’t happen overnight. Although recently I have purchased some quite expensive tools, which I have the small income of the website to thank for, the shear will to do woodwork will likely overcome most budget issues. I would recommend simply taking it one project at a time and you will find your tool collection begin to grow, I certainly never imagined that would have all the tools I do 5 years ago!